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Article  •  13 September 2023

 

R.A. Spratt’s Bedtime Stories podcast surpasses 3-million download milestone

Congrats to the children’s author whose popular podcast has been downloaded over 3 million times. Learn more about the pod and the new book compilation of the funniest stories featured.

Fans of R.A. Spratt know just how hilarious her stories are. So it’s no surprise that when she started her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt in 2020, it was a hit.

 
 
 
 
 
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Featuring some of readers’ favourite characters (Friday Barnes, Nanny Piggins, The Peski Kids, etc.), the podcast is the author’s take on fairy tales. Each episode hovers around the 30-minutes-or-less mark, making them perfect to listen to before bedtime. Though the stories are written with 7–11-year-olds in mind, the whole family will enjoy the silliness and fun.

‘After years of being a children’s author, typing away in my office with only my goldfish for company, I was bursting to tell my stories out loud and with lots of silly voices!’ says Spratt. ‘So please – sit back, get comfy and enjoy some amazing, some silly and some just plain ludicrous tales direct from my imagination to you.’

 

About the book

Bedtime Stories with RA Spratt book cover.

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Whether you already know and love the podcast or are just learning about Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt for the first time, you’ll want to check out the book inspired by the podcast.

Featuring 27 stories from the show, the book is a hilarious collection of short stories that will delight and dazzle young readers.

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Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt
Bedtime has never been so bonkers! The ultimate collection of short stories from the irrepressibly funny author of Friday Barnes.
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